WEBVTT , VERYLOCATED GOOD CHANCE OF THE COLD.TONIGHT, 47.ABIGAIL: WE ARE JOINED BY THEPRESIDENT OF THE OKLAHOMA CITYCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION NANCYANTHONY.THANK YOMS. ANTHONY: THANK YOU FORASKING US.ABIGAIL: WE'RE TALKING ABOUTYOUR PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES WARMMEALS FOR HOME-BOUND ELDERLY INOUR COMMUNITY.TELL US ABOUT THE PROGRAM FORTHOSE THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR.MS. ANTHONY: FIRST OF ALL,MOBILE MEALS IS THE COMMUNITY'SPROGRAM, AND WE ARE PROUD TOSUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES.BASICALLY, IT IS A PROGRAM THATPROVIDES MEALS ARE PROVIDED BYCHURCHES PRIMARILY IN ADMIN ANDNORMAN -- THERE ARE SOME OTHERNONPROFITS THAT PROVIDED.EVERY DAY, CHURCH MEMBERS WILLCOOK MEALS, DELIVER THEM TOHOMEBOUND ELDERLY, FOR THE MOSTPART, THE PEOPLE THAT BENEFITFROM THEM.THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT, NOTHIM INTO THEY GET FOOD, BUT THEYGET A TOUCH -- SOMEONE THAT SEESTHEM, KNOWS THEY ARE THERE.SOMETIMES THAT IS AS IMPORTANTAS THE MEAL ITSELF.IT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN THE PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY THAT WANT TOPARTICIPATE, AS WELL AS PROVIDESA SERVICE.IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BYTHE FAMILIES OF THESE ELDERLYPEOPLE.>> IT IS AWESOME.THERE ARE DOZENS OF CHURCHESTHAT PARTICIPATE.WE HAVE THEM LISTED THE KOCOAP.HOW EXACTLY DOES THIS WORK --DOES A CHURCH THAT WE WANT TO BEPART OF THE PROGRAM, AND THEYSTART COOKING MEALS?MS. ANTHON THE PROGRAM HASBEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.IT IS COORDINATED FROM A SMALLGRANT FROM THE STATE.THEY SCREEN PEOPLE - PEOPLEAPPLY.IF YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE OR ANEIGHBOR YOU THINK NEEDS A MEAL,YOU WOULD CONTACT MOBIL MEALS,THEY WOULD ASSIGN YOU TO ACHURCH IN YOUR AREA.THE CHURCH THEN HAS A LIST --EVERY WEEK OR EVERY MONTH THEYGET A LIST.SOME OF THEM PROVI ONE MEAL AWEEK.SOME PROVIDE MORE THAN ONE MEALA WEEK.INDIVIDUAL KNOW THE MEAL ISCOMING, AND THE CHURCHES KNOWTHE PEOPLE TO THEY WILL DELIVERTHEM.FOR THE MOST PART, THEY ARE INTHE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CHURCH.THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THEWAY THE CHURCHES RESPOND BECAUSETHERE IS NOT VERY MUCH MONEYEXCHANGED.WE PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OFSUPPORT PRIMARILY TO ENCOURAGETHEM, BUT THE RESOURCES COMEFROM THE CHURCHES AND THEMEMBERS OF THE CHURCH IS THATPROVIDE THE FOOD, COOK THEMEALS.IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FORPEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATEWITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN JUSTGIVING MONEY.I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY THEGREATEST PART OF MONEY FROM OURPOINT OF VIEW -- IT ALLOWSDONORS TO GIVE SOMETHING THAT ISPART O THEMSELVES, NOT ONLYWHAT THEY DO AS A VOLUNTEER, BUTWILL ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITHPEOPLE.AS I SAID BEFORE, IT IS THATTOUCH WITH THE ELDERLY PERSONTHAT IS AS IMPORTANT AS THEFOOD.ABIGAI THE VISIT, PERSONALINTERACTION, HUG -- WHATEVER ITMAY BE.SO CHEAP IT YOU TOUCHED ON THEMONEY -- THE STATE BUDGET CRISISCOULD HA AFFECTED THE PROGRAM.THAT IS WHEN THE FOUNDATIONCOMES IN.MS. ANTHONY: WE HAVE SUPPORT --TO SOME EXTENT, THE COORDINATIONOF THE FUNCTION, BUT THEN WESUPPORT INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES TOSOME EXTENT.I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF THEPROGRAMS -- BECAUSE MOST OF THERESOURCES COME FROM THE CHURCHESIN THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCHESTHAT SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES, ITIS LESS AFFECTED BY THE STATEBUDGET PRICES.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE STATEORDINATION OCCURS.THE CHURCHES HAVE TO GETINFORMATION ABOUT WHO NEEDS ASERVICE.THEY NEED HAVE A COURT NADER TOAPPLY TO TO KNO THEY CANPARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM --COORDINATOR TO APPLY TO.THAT IS A GREAT THING -- IS THECOMMITTEE DOING IT FOR THEIR OWNMEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.ABIGAI WE HAVE HERE THAT THEFOUNDATION AWARDED ABO $40,000TO THE 58 MOBILE MEAL PROVIDERSIN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.THAT HAS A HUGE IMPACT.MS. ANTHONY: RIGHT, BUT INGENERAL WHAT THEY DO IS SO MUCHMORE.WHAT WE DO MORE THAN ANYTHINGELSE IS ENCOURAGE THEM AND SAYWE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE DOING-- IN A W OF IT IS A THANK YOUFROM US BECAUSE WE KNOW THEBIGGEST PART OF THE SUPPORT WILLCOME FROM THEM.ABIGAIL: COME FROM THOSECHURCHES THAT ARE AGAIN, ON YOURAPP.IF SOMEONE IS WATCHING AND WANTSTO BE PART OF THIS, I CAN COOK,DELIVER THE MEALS, OR I HAVE ANEIGHBOR THAT NEEDS THIS -- HOWCOULD THEY GET INVOLVED?MS. ANTHONY: FIRST OF ALL, GO TOYOUR WEBSITE AND FIND THECHURCHES NEAR THEM.THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TOGET INVOLVED WITH THE CHURCHES.THE SECOND THING WOULD BE TOCONTACT MOBILE MEALS OF OKLAHOMACOUNTY.I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION.WE CAN GET THAT ON THE WEBSITE.WE CAN CONTACT THEM ANDDETERMINE HOW THE ELDERLY PERSONCAN QUALIFY TO GET THE MEAL WHENTHEY NEED IT.ABIGAI NANCY, THANK YOU SOMUCH.THAT IS AN AWESOME PROGRAM AT ACRUCIAL PROGRAM FOR SO MANYPEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.ALL THAT INFORMATION IS ON YOUR